Xiaomi will announce MIUI 10 at its 31 May event

By
Siddharth ChauhanMay 23, 2018, 1:19 p.m.

Mi 8 could be the first smartphone to have MIUI 10

Xiaomi officially confirmed on Tuesday that its annual conference will be held on 31 May. Now, we have yet another confirmation about the launch of the MIUI 10 during the event. The MIUI 10 is said to be faster than lightning in a teaser poster spotted on MIUI’s Weibo account.

Xiaomi’s custom UI features heavy but optimised UI elements that juxtapose Android’s slick and clean interface. However, due to efforts that go into optimising the MIUI, it presents itself as a good alternative to stock Android.

As Xiaomi’s annual product conference will also feature the unveiling of the Mi 8, the company’s eighth anniversary edition phone, we can expect it to be the first Xiaomi smartphone that runs on MIUI 10 out-of-the-box.

Mi 8 will be Xiaomi’s first smartphone to have a notch-design on the front which has been leaked in an earlier image. The smartphone will also support 3D facial recognition rivaling Apple’s FaceID and will be the first Android smartphone to do so. In the leaked picture, the notch design on the front, which looks rather large, mimicking the iPhone X, houses more than just the front-facing camera. It seems to be accompanied by what looks like an infrared camera and a flash.

As such, the MIUI 10 will be further configured to run on phones with the notch design and might also include an option to switch it off as seen on Android P Beta.